Language Proficiency Test Preparation

Connect English offers international students and professionals San Diego’s most respected TOEFL and travel study programs. Prepare for professional and academic success with one of our many course options.

The Connect English IELTS Max program provides students with the skills they need to achieve their desired score on the IELTS. The course focuses on all four sections of the IELTS (listening, reading, writing, and speaking) as well as skills and strategies for approaching each section, and exercises for expanding vocabulary.

The small class size allows for individualized attention and feedback from the instructor, providing students with the optimal environment to build and strengthen their abilities in all areas. Being a Connect English program, IELTS MAX uses the communicative methodology, meaning that spoken English is strongly emphasized.

This program is the best way for students to learn the essential strategies that they will need in order to pass the TOEFL exam. This intensive TOEFL program gives students 18 hours per week of clear and refined instruction in reading, listening, speaking and writing, with special emphasis on the integrated skills of the TOEFL. Students regularly submit writing samples for the instructor to analyze. The instructor spends time working with student groups to examine speaking style and build effective response strategies. Skills class periods for TOEFL MAX students usually emphasize writing skills and some grammar guidance, but speaking-focused classes are frequently employed as well.